Williams says, in rebuttal to Wooldridge, "The craving for narcotics drives people to commit crimes. They steal, prostitute themselves, lie and cheat to get their fix."

Williams misses Wooldridge's point. These crimes are caused under the system of prohibition Wooldridge calls for an end to. We don't have alcoholics stealing, prostituting themselves, lying and cheating to get their fix, because they can purchase alcohol legally in any licensed, regulated store. Surveys show that children repeatedly state that illegal drugs are easier for them to get than alcohol, because alcohol is regulated by law. Retailers have age controls they are responsible for self-enforcing.

For black-market drug dealers, gangs and cartels, drug prohibition is a goose laying golden eggs. We can't keep feeding that goose. To end the criminal control of drugs, we must cook their goose by incorporating a system of legal production and distribution.